Processing sensor data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11069222-B2
Application number	US-201816237003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2018
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing sensor data are presented. An example method comprises accessing, by a computing device at a premises, sensor information associated with a plurality of sensors located at the premises, receiving, by the computing device, first sensor data from a first security sensor of the plurality of sensors, receiving, by the computing device, second sensor data from a second security sensor of the plurality of sensors, and in response to determining, by the computing device and based on the sensor information, that the first sensor data is associated with a higher priority than the second sensor data processing, by the computing device, the first sensor data, and transmitting, by the computing device, the second sensor data to a remote computing device for processing, wherein the remote computing device is at a location different from the premises.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device at a premises, sensor data from a sensor located at the premises; and
based on a determination that a first portion of the sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the sensor data:
processing, by the computing device at the premises, the first portion of the sensor data; and
sending the second portion of the sensor data to a remote computing device for processing, wherein the remote computing device is at a location different from the premises.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processing the first portion of the sensor data comprises processing, before the sending the second portion of the sensor data to the remote computing device, the first portion of the sensor data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the computing device at the premises, second sensor data from a second sensor located at the premises; and
based on a determination that a first portion of the second sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the second sensor data, processing, by the computing device at the premises, the first portion of the second sensor data before processing the second portion of the second sensor data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a second sensor will not satisfy a threshold, performing an action that causes the future sensor data from the second sensor to satisfy the threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a moisture sensor will not satisfy a threshold, causing a water source near the moisture sensor to activate.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination is based on at least one of:
a location of the sensor,
a picture of the sensor, taken by another device, or
an object monitored by the sensor.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensor data comprises at least one of:
data indicating detected motion in the premises;
data indicating whether a door in the premises is open;
data indicating whether a window in the premises is open;
data indicating detected smoke in the premises;
data indicating detected water in a particular area in the premises; or
data indicating detected gas in a particular area in the premises.

8. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive sensor data from a sensor located at a premises; and
based on a determination that a first portion of the sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the sensor data:
process, at the premises, the first portion of the sensor data; and
send the second portion of the sensor data to a remote computing device for processing, wherein the remote computing device is at a location different from the premises.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to process the first portion of the sensor data by processing, before sending the second portion of the sensor data to the remote computing device, the first portion of the sensor data.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
receive second sensor data from a second sensor located at the premises; and
based on a determination that a first portion of the second sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the second sensor data, process the first portion of the second sensor data before processing the second portion of the second sensor data.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a sensor will not satisfy a threshold, perform an action that causes the future sensor data from the sensor to satisfy the threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the apparatus to:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a moisture sensor will not satisfy a threshold, cause a water source near the moisture sensor to activate.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the determination is based on at least one of:
a location of the sensor,
a picture of the sensor, taken by another device, or
an object monitored by the sensor.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the sensor data comprises at least one of:
data indicating detected motion in the premises;
data indicating whether a door in the premises is open;
data indicating whether a window in the premises is open;
data indicating detected smoke in the premises;
data indicating detected water in a particular area in the premises; or
data indicating detected gas in a particular area in the premises.

15. A system comprising:
a sensor located at a premises and configured to send sensor data; and
a computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
receive sensor data from the sensor;
based on a determination that a first portion of the sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the sensor data:
process, at the premises, the first portion of the sensor data; and
send the second portion of the sensor data to a remote computing device for processing, wherein the remote computing device is at a location different from the premises.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to process the first portion of the sensor data by processing, before sending the second portion of the sensor data to the remote computing device, the first portion of the sensor data.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:
receive, by the computing device at the premises, second sensor data from a second sensor located at the premises; and
based on a determination that a first portion of the second sensor data is associated with a higher priority than a second portion of the second sensor data, process the first portion of the second sensor data before processing the second portion of the second sensor data.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a second sensor will not satisfy a threshold, perform an action that causes the future sensor data from the second sensor to satisfy the threshold.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the computing device to:
after predicting, based on auxiliary data, that future sensor data from a moisture sensor will not satisfy a threshold, cause a water source near the moisture sensor to activate.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the determination is based on at least one of:
a location of the sensor,
a picture of the sensor, taken by another device, or
an objec

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Poder James
• Gattis Galen Trevor
• Kennedy Chris
• Serviss Karen

Classifications

• G08B25/003 Primary

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• H04W4/00

  Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor · CPC title

• G08B25/001 Primary

  Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation · CPC title

• G06F1/00

  Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00 (architectures of general purpose stored program computers G06F15/76) · CPC title